Texas State Highway 222 Explained

State:TX
Type:SH
Route:222
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH 222; highlighted in red
Length Mi:59.725
Length Round:3
Established:by 1936[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: east of Guthrie
Junction:
Terminus B: west of Throckmorton
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:221
Next Type:SH
Next Route:223

State Highway 222 (SH 222) is a state highway in north-central Texas. It runs 59.725miles between U.S. Highway 82/State Highway 114 (US 82/SH 114) and US 380. SH 222 was established in 1935 as a renumbering of SH 126.

History

The route was originally designated by 1928[2] between Knox City and Munday as SH 126. On March 19, 1930, SH 126 was removed from the state highway list, but was still designated. On August 27, 1935, SH 126, which was not on the State Highway List, was upgraded to a state highway, and renumbered to SH 222.[3] On September 26, 1939, SH 222 was extended north to US 82, replacing SH 252. The section north of Munday was transferred to FM 267 on January 7, 1948. On September 25, 1973, an extension of SH 222 was signed, but not designated along FM 143, FM 1587, part of FM 266, and part of FM 1720. On August 29, 1990, the extension of SH 222 was officially designated, replacing FM 143, FM 1587, part of FM 266, and part of FM 1720.

Notes and References

  1. Official Map of the Highway System of Texas. 1936. State Highway Commission (Texas Department of Transportation).
  2. Official Map of the Highway System of Texas. 1928. Texas State Highway Department (Texas Department of Transportation). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510021731/https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=7990. May 10, 2012.
  3. Web site: October 20, 2017 . August 19, 1935 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020140615/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673873.pdf . Minutes . publicdocs.txdot.gov . . 28 April 2023 . en-us . live .